Here we go again

[John Morgan]

Nylon/Delrin guides are cheap, and an easy DIY.

DDG

+1
I think the nylon guides might be the better method. Franz's method may lead to pieces of epoxy inside the valve chamber if the epoxy can come off just by not inserting the valve carefully.

[Shinn]

Below is a link to a related thread-
http://www.dwerden.com/forum/showthr...e#.YZvPsSU8KEc

Here is one source for the nylon replacements-
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NYLON-SCREW...-127635-2958-0

All of my New Standards utilize their original brass guides (tacquets) but I do not experience unacceptable levels of metal-to-metal noise. Under my ownership, I have replaced the springs and added spring dampers which keep them operating very quietly.

Here is one source for the dampers-
https://www.ebay.com/itm/350785631326

[Magikarp]

If you are still looking for a fourth valve finger button, I have spares, from my Sovereign-New Standard hybrid experiment.

[Pat]

If you are still looking for a fourth valve finger button, I have spares, from my Sovereign-New Standard hybrid experiment.

PM sent!! Thanks! And I would love to hear about the experiment.

[Pat]

Public kudos to Magikarp, who declined payment for the button in lieu of a donation to the American Cancer Society! Remarkable humanitarian at exactly the right time of year!

[highpitch]

Good on ya!

DG

[franz]

Nylon/Delrin guides are cheap, and an easy DIY.

DDG

I replaced the brass guides with nylon ones: easier than expected. Thanks for the suggestions, in fact the epoxy resin applied to the brass guides worked well, but over time it tended to peel off and needed to be reapplied after a few extractions-reinserting the pistons.